Trump ordered DOJ not to appeal ruling that loosened limits on "gangster weapons," sources say
The decision leaves a Texas injunction in place that bars the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from enforcing key National Firearms Act restrictions.
- President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department not to appeal a court ruling that loosened restrictions on firearms known as "gangster weapons," including short-barreled rifles and silencers.
- U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix ruled last year's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" eliminated the $200 tax on regulated firearms, rendering National Firearms Act restrictions unconstitutional.
- Career lawyers at the Justice Department warned declining to appeal undermines the agency's "duty to defend" and adversely impacts federal firearms prosecutions across the country.
- The injunction applies only to members and customers of plaintiff gun groups, though a White House spokesperson said individuals prohibited under the old structure remain restricted.
- GIFFORDS executive director Emma Brown warned the decision amounts to a "failure to defend public safety," as the formal appeal deadline approaches October 5.
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